The main characters in both essays feel confident in power over their family and friends. Dave seems very confident in his environment in the beginning of the story. ?One of these days he was going to get a gun and practice shooting, then they couldn?t talk to him as though he were a little boy?(Wright 354). This statement tells the reader that Dave isn?t afraid of much, and that he seems to be able to handle himself in a difficult situation. This, however isn?t the case at all. Sylvia also shares the sameconfidence. She almost selfishly explains that ?Back in the days when everyone was old and stupid or young and foolish and me and Sugar were the only ones just right,?(Bambara 457). This implies that she is the holder of knowledge in a world of uneducated people, when in reality, she is the one who is miseducated and